I guess that every Usenet-group has an obligatory troll. But I must say that this Phil character is a bit more annoying than most others that I have come across. The only remedy is to simply ignore this kind of behavior and not reply unless the individual has something sensible to say. As they say: -"Don't feed the trolls" Already he has reached my personal list of top annoying trolls on Usenet:
1, Airy R. Bean @ uk.radio.amateur 2, Betov @ alt.lang.asm 3, Phil Allison @ sci.electronics.designThat's a solid third place! Not that "bad" for someone to achieve on a single day. ;-P
On the more serious side of thing.... I am aware of the dangers and I appreciate yours and Phil's ("maybe") concerns. I will be very careful and not try to do anything stupid. Also I have teachers that can help my out and check out my designs so I have a bit of safety that way at least.
//iman